Therapeutic Ultrasound Decreases Mechano-Growth Factor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression After Muscle Contusion Injury Nicole M. McBrier, PhD, ATC, Jaimy M. Lekan, PhD, Lawrence J. Druhan, PhD, Steven T. Devor, PhD, Mark A. Merrick, PhD, ATC Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 88, Issue 7, Pages 936-940 (July 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.005 Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 MGF mRNA amplification curve. The threshold (the value that determines Ct) was set at 0.01. dCt is the difference between Ct 18S – Ct MGF. ddCt is the dCt – Ct for noninjured controls. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 88, 936-940DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.005) Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 MGF mRNA response after blunt contusion injury. NOTE. Sample is n equals 8 for each day postinjury. Error bars show the 95% confidence interval. *Ultrasound (US)-treated groups are statistically less than injured controls (P<.05). †Day 1 is statistically different from days 3 and 4 (P<.05). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 88, 936-940DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.005) Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions